A complete issue · 162 pages · 1954
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 46
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1954 — all 162 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 162 pages · 1954
This issue features a novella and four short stories by largely new contributors. Bryan Berry's "Saviour" depicts a dystopian underground city called Deep London, established after Earth's surface became uninhabitable from nuclear war. Automated weapons continue fighting decades after humans retreated beneath the surface. The narrative follows an eighteen-year-old protagonist, son of General Vane, who flees psychosecurity forces with a twisted ankle through abandoned transit tunnels, haunted by a vivid dream of the devastated surface world above. Additional stories include Ron Elton's humorous science fiction piece "Outside Looking In," Dan Morgan's "Psychic Twin," M.C. Woodhouse's "The Higher Mathematics" (first in a series), and D.R. Davies' "The Merchants," examining relativity of values. The magazine's nonfiction section covers practical topics: Frank Wilson discusses logical inference, B.G. Puttick examines expanding universe theories (competition-winning entry), Pat O'Hara addresses robots, and Peter Summers explores future legal problems concerning space travel. The editor provides data on hydrogen bombs.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.